Audible Garden : Transcoding Literati Traditions in Landscape Representation Through a Multimodal Approach
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper analyzes the integration of East Asian literati traditions with contemporary multimedia through two artworks. It proposes a multimodal transcoding framework converting video frames into multisensory outputs via data-driven visualization and sonification. Using a modified turntable, the system interprets an artificial marble disc, created from the artist’s daily creation, to depict mental space using sumi ink. This aligns with literati traditions of expressing inner worlds through landscape paintings as contemplative practice. The study explores how translating these embodied practices into multimodal manifestations offers new perspectives in new media art while broadening the representations of landscape in an intercultural context.
Source: Leonardo
DOI: 10.1162/leon_a_02704
Authors: Youngjun Choi, Honggi Lee, Jinjoon Lee
Institution: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Language: English
Topic: Art, Technology, and Culture
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409011538